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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis E – India (05): (HP)

Hepatitis E -- IndiaPeople allege civic authorities waited a week to suspend drinking water supply from Ashwani Khud that was found to be contaminated with the hepatitis E virus, which caused the outbreak. By then, 25 percent of Shimla's population was affected. More than 2 months after the 1st cases of jaundice were reported in the 3rd week of December 2015, Shimla continues to grapple with the state's biggest jaundice outbreak since Independence [1947].Official data show 10 people have died and Read more [...]